for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
literally; to the letter; literal
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
complete stranger; total stranger
way out; means to escape; escape route
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to accept (a thing) with thanks
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
sales; selling; marketing
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to look away; to turn away
arm; skill; efforts; ability
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to examine someone's expression